Layton Police Department
Investigations Division
Under the initiative of Police Chief Terry Keefe, Layton Police Department has
actively conducted checks on registered sex offenders living within the City
since 2007. These verification checks have been conducted by detectives, who in
turn report their findings to the Department of Corrections and file applicable
criminal charges for non-compliance.
Prior to funding obtained by the Department of Corrections, only a small group
of police agencies were performing this critical task. These verification checks
ensure mandatory information listed on the Utah State Sex Offender Registry site
is current and accurate. These checks also provide investigators a face-to-face
contact with a previously convicted offender now residing in the City, which
enhances overall public safety.
In 2009, The Utah Department of Corrections was awarded a Department of Justice
grant to enforce sex offender compliance under Utah registration requirements
of the Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry law. In conjunction with this grant,
participating law enforcement agencies throughout Utah formed Sexual Assault
Felony Enforcement (S.A.F.E.) teams in order to perform individual and address
verifications and locate non-compliant offenders.
Through the direction of Chief Keefe, Layton Police investigators have been
certified by the state to participate in this program. Each month, the
Investigations Division receives a list of non-supervised offenders from the
Department of Corrections. Investigators work overtime hours to perform residency
checks of sex and kidnap offenders within Layton City. These overtime hours are
then reimbursed from grant monies.
For the calender year of 2009 the Investigations Division has conducted a 180
compliance checks, 86 registration updates and observed 23 registration violations.
The offenders that were in violation were either booked in to jail or had warrants
issued for their arrest.
For information on offenders that live within Layton City, please visit the
Utah Department of Corrections website.
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